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The café, open for a month now, provides the feel of an old Japanese town. The bar area features many lanterns and has drawings of Maneki Neko, a cat figurine believed to bring good luck in Japan. The venue has a large terrace that is also decorated with different lanterns, including Koinobori or carp-shaped windsocks that are traditionally flown to celebrate Japan's Children Day holiday in May. The three-storied café with an area of more than 250 square meters is full of symbolic images of the land of the rising sun. Tran Tuan, the owner, said he had visited Japan many times and loved its culture, especially, the style of stores, bars and restaurants in its alleys. It took him a month to finish decorating the place. "The most challenging part was to paint intricate designs on the walls and windows," Tuan said. To give its interiors a genuine Japanese vibe, Tuan used small tables and stools without a backrest. He also used a lot of red color in decorating the place. Red … [Read more...] about Japanese décor set a café apart in Saigon

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was welcomed by his counterpart Shinzo Abe at the G20 Summit in Osaka Photo: VNA Over the past 16 years, Vietnam and Japan have been co-implementing their Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative. Launched in 2003, the initiative has been implemented in six phases with a total of 473 plans of action, and is now in the seventh phase to be carried out from August 2018 to the end of 2019. The initiative has contributed significantly to increasing Japanese investments in Vietnam, while helping competent Vietnamese agencies fine-tune laws and policies. As shown in the latest survey on the performance of Japanese businesses in Asia and Oceania in 2018 by the Japan External Trade Organization’s Hanoi office, 69.8 per cent of Japanese businesses in Vietnam are planning to expand operations in the country in the next one to two years, up from 69.5 per cent in the 2017 edition. The rate is higher than in Thailand (52.2 per cent), and China (48.7 per cent). … [Read more...] about Japanese investment set to amplify

The museum said the event would see the Japanese community in Da Nang and Hoi An cities demonstrating Japanese tea making, origami, calligraphy, cooking and folk games in the morning of March 10. A Japanese woman in a kimono Visitors will be able to try on traditional Japanese costumes, while a flashmob will be staged in the evening of the one-day event. The Japan Culture Festival will open from 8.30am at 24 Tran Phu street. The central city of Da Nang has become a favorite site for the annual Vietnam-Japan Culture Exchange since 2012. More than 127 Japanese businesses are operating in Da Nang, while 37 Japanese restaurants have opened in the city. Japan plans to open a Consulate in Da Nang as a way to boost tourism and exchanges between Japan and the central city in the future. More than 300,000 Japanese tourists, the second largest foreign group, visited the city in 2018. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Da Nang city to host Japanese Culture Festival at weekend

A Muji store in Japan (Photo: Reuters) Hanoi (VNA) – Japanese retailer Ryohin Keikaku has announced that it will establish MUJI Co., Ltd., Vietnam in August 2019 and open its first store in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City in 2020. MUJI is a global brand of retail stores, selling a wide range of products with reasonable prices such as household items, furniture, and cosmetics. With the third-largest population among ASEAN countries and strong economic growth, Vietnam has become a key market in the Southeast Asian region. This is part of the reasoning behind the Japanese retail company’s selection of Vietnam as its next destination to expand business operations. Many Japanese brands are already present in the Vietnamese retail market, such as AEON, Takashimaya, 7-Eleven, and now Sumitomo with FujiMart. AEON was the first to enter the country. AEON Group has four shopping malls in Hanoi, Binh Duong, and Ho Chi Minh City. It plans to build a new mall in … [Read more...] about Another Japanese retailer set to enter Vietnam

The international competition held in Hue will attract some of the world’s top tea sommeliers. (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien Hue (VNA) — Tea sommeliers from around the world are competing in a skill competition in the city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue from November 23-26. The Tea Masters Cup International sees the participation of top sommeliers in tea service representing 15 countries with tea traditions, including Republic of Korea, Poland and Ukraine. According to the organisers, the sommeliers were selected from domestic competitions to represent their nations at this global challenge, which requires skills in not only brewing tea but also the decoration of an aesthetic tea set. The sommeliers will compete in four categories to win the cup: tea brewing, serving tea with snacks, tea mixology and tea tasting. In tea brewing, the competitors have to show off their skill in brewing a type of tea chosen by them and another type given by the judges. In … [Read more...] about World tea sommeliers from 15 countries compete in Hue

Viet Nam News THỪA THIÊN-HUẾ — Tea sommeliers from around the world are going to compete in a skill competition in the city of Huế in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế later this weekend. The Tea Masters Cup International in the country’s former imperial capital city will have top sommeliers in tea service representing 15 countries with tea traditions including South Korea, Poland and Ukraine. According to the organisers, the sommeliers were selected from domestic competitions to represent their nations at this global challenge. The competition requires skills in brewing tea as well as the decoration of an aesthetic tea set. The sommeliers will compete in four categories to win the cup: tea brewing, serving tea with snacks, tea mixology and tea tasting. In tea brewing, the competitors have to show off their skill in brewing a type of tea chosen by them and another type given by the judges. In the competitions of snack … [Read more...] about World tea sommeliers to compete in Huế

Acting President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (R) receives the 15th Grand Master of the Urasenke Tea School of Japan Daisosho Sen Genshitsu in Hanoi on October 16 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Acting President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception for the 15th Grand Master of the Urasenke Tea School of Japan Daisosho Sen Genshitsu in Hanoi on October 16. At the meeting, Thinh highlighted the long-standing ties between Vietnam and Japan in history, culture and trade. In the 15th century, the trade port of Hoi An in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam welcomed the first Japanese merchant ships and the Japanese street in Hoi An was a major trade centre connecting Japan with other countries in Southeast Asia, she said. She applauded Daisosho’s activities to promote the Japanese tea ceremony to the world and Vietnam in particular, and his contributions to cultural and people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and Japan. The Acting President expressed her hope that … [Read more...] about Acting President receives Japanese grand tea master

Illustrative image (Source: kenh14.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - The Japanese tea ceremony is a cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of tea. The art has become popular in Vietnam recently, particularly among young people. Phan Thi Thu Ha, a student of the Hanoi University’s Japanese language faculty, is visiting the Urasenke club in Hanoi to learn about Japanese tea ceremony. She is excited to receive instruction from a Japanese tea demonstrator on the rules of the tea ceremony. There are quite a lot of rules in Japanese ceremony and it’s hard to remember. However, the demonstration is really interesting, she said. The Japanese tea ceremony is the art of serving powdered tea. It first appeared in Japan in the 12th century. It is not just about drinking tea but the culture of hospitality, considering guests, the season, time and place and the occasion. The art has entered Vietnam in recent years, drawing the attention of Japanese culture … [Read more...] about Japanese tea ceremony attracts young Vietnamese

In 1882, Judo (meaning "gentle way") was created as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy in Japan by Jigoro Kano (1860-1938). It is generally categorized as a modern martial art which later evolved into a combat and Olympic sport. When it debuted at the 1964 Tokyo Games, it was a men-only discipline and there were just four weight classes. Since 1992, however, men and women have competed in seven weight classes each; the men’s contests last five minutes whilst women’s contests last four. They are scheduled to visit the Youth International Cooperation Development Centre and Vietnam Judo Federation, and play friendly matches with the national judo team and other judo teams in Hanoi capital and Nha Trang city in South Central coastal Khanh Hoa province. Established by the Japanese Government, the JENESYS aims at promoting mutual trust and understanding among the peoples of Japan and the Asia-Pacific region and building a basis for future friendship and cooperation. It also … [Read more...] about 15 Japanese students set for friendly judo matches in Vietnam

Oshougatsu is the Japanese traditional New Year festival. The festival is annually organized in Vietnam, aiming to reproduce the Japanese New Year and also to strengthen the solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Japan.Besides, it is aimed to help Vietnamese young people understand more Japan’s country and people.The festival this year has many unique cultural activities such as Yosakoi dances, fashion show, calligraphy, painting mask, making handmade products and tasting Japanese tea…SGGP’s journalist shot some photos at the festival:VAN HAI-Translated by Hoang Long … [Read more...] about Japanese traditional New Year festival lures thousands of young people